Where does “Groenland” come from?

Groenland (Dutch) comes from Dutch land, from Middle Dutch lant, from Old Dutch lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “Groenland”, step by step

Groenland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchlandland; country; land
2Middle Dutchlantland; country, region; ground, earth
3Old Dutchlantland; land, terrain; territory
4Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
5Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Dutch groen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgroengreen; green, relating to green parties or green...
2Middle Dutchgroenegreen; unripe, young
3Old Dutchgruonigreen
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

via Old Norse Grǿnland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseGrǿnland—
2Old Norselandland

Words derived from “Groenland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →